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Autumn and Chrissy were relieved of their duty when the homecare nurse arrived around two that afternoon. The nurse was not happy that Oxnard was on the couch rather than in bed, and had a dog lying next to him. Autumn convinced her that he wanted Chrissy with him and that it would be t*****e to move him upstairs. She reluctantly agreed.
Autumn moved Chrissy so that the nurse could run through her checklist, Autumn and stayed another hour to make sure the nurse had the temperament to care for someone so ill. Chrissy watched intently. Autumn trusted Chrissy’s excellent judge of character and was glad when she sent waves of approval to Autumn. Still, Autumn was reluctant to leave, worrying that this was the last she would see of Oxnard. He grew weaker before her eyes. What was le
